# Math Help - irreducibility

1. ## irreducibility

Find a primitive generator for $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt2,\sqrt3,\sqrt5)$ over $\mathbb{Q}$.
I found the polynomial for the root $\alpha=\sqrt2+\sqrt3
+\sqrt5$
, which is $x^8-40x^6+352x^4-960x^2+576$. But I'm having trouble showing the polynomial is irreducible. Some help please.

2. ## Here is an idea

I am not sure how to show immediately that it is irreducible; however here is another idea.

We know that:
$[\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt2 , \sqrt3, \sqrt5):\mathbb{Q}]=[\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt2 , \sqrt3, \sqrt5):\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt2 , \sqrt3)][\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt2 , \sqrt3):\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt2)][\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt2):\mathbb{Q}]$

But it is easy to show each of the intermediary steps is a degree 2 extension with irreducible minimal polynomials $x^2-5, x^2-3, x^2 - 2$ all irreducible by Eisenstein with p = 5, 3, 2 respectively. So that means the total extension is:
$[\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt2 , \sqrt3, \sqrt5):\mathbb{Q}]=2*2*2=8$
Since you have found a monic polynomial of degree 8 that has this as a root it must be irreducible. Kind of roundabout, but hope it helps.